Kate K.
How to valuate deductions from Security Deposit properly?
Our property is in Lake County, IL and we are going through a 1st transition from 1st tenants to our 2nd ones. Tenants that moved out this month, left some damages behind (some repairable and some not) as well as didn...
Sebastian Marroquin
Sell to buy appreciation or to buy cash flow? what do you think?
I'm curious to know what you think? We have a rental condo collecting very little cash flow ($200 per month). The reason why we kept it, was bc it used to be our primary home and we can sell it until the end of 2023 a...
Shiva Bhaskar
Real estate salesperson exam tips?
Hello everyone,I've decided to take the California agent exam, so that I can get access to MLS for deals etc. Have a friend who is a fellow investor as well as a licensed broker (again, mainly to look for deals for hi...
Barbara Gardner
Proof Of Funds-HELP!
I am working with a realtor who has sent me a list of properties on the MLS. I have done a walk through on several of the properties, sent her my offers, and before she writes up the contracts her broker is asking for...
Jacoby Atako
Real estate agents' perspective
I usually hear about qualities we need from our real estate agents as investors, but I don't generally know what agents need, especially when working with investors. What does your ideal, investor, working relationshi...
Valerie Smith
Painting cabinets-BRRRR return on investment
Looking at a duplex listed for $106k to BRRRR. We think it could maybe appraise around $130k ARV. It’s in a B neighborhood. They have 90’s oak cabinets with off-white Formica countertops. One thought is we don’t want ...
Jake Lord
First Deal Gone Wrong
Hello all,
A business partner and I have found ourselves in a pickle with a single-family rehab project that we are looking to flip on the backend. This is a 3 bed 2 bath home that we found on Craigslist and purchase...
Immanuel Pierre
Having mentor Struggles
I have been real estate investing for about a year now and have ran across a few mentors. I personally feel like I look for ways to bring value to mentor but, struggle with finding the right mentor for me that is alig...
Stephen Rinaldi
The cost of not buying.. the cost no one wants to admit
As an owner of a mortgage broker shop I hear it all... Im just going to wait until rates go down or prices are going to drop soon.. People dont get it, we have inventory shortage. There may be some events that may ...
Carrie Brauninger
first property advice
Hello, I am wondering what ppl's thoughts are on this scenario. I live in Denver metro area and can't afford to buy a property as an investment property as the down payment will take awhile to save due to cost of ho...